Cartoonist William Allen Rogers warns the American electorate of the corrupt,
incompetent, and unconstitutional rule that will flourish if Democratic nominee
Winfield Hancock is elected president. Like most pro-Republican cartoons in
1880, the Democratic nominee is not attacked personally, but his supporters are
reviled as shady, self-serving politicians. In the cabinet room of the White
House, President Hancock rests his head on his palm in a gesture of frustration
and despair, as he grimly stares downward.